05/Feb/2007

Islay's And Jura's Claim To Rock Fame?

Earlier today I read a BBC report Rock history landmarks celebrated about a website called England Rocks! The site lists a number of locations (in England) and their claim to rock and pop fame. For Swindon, where I currently live, it lists the Oasis Leisure Centre, which provided the name for Oasis. This made me think: Expanding the theme to the whole of the UK, what would the claim to rock and pop fame for Islay and Jura be?

Islay is more tricky. Donovan has written a song titled ‘Isle of Islay’. But I doubt that really counts. I'm not aware of any major rock or pop stars hailing from Islay, having played their first gig or worked on Islay. Can anyone think of anything?

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About this blog:

This is a blog about the Isle of Islay, an island in the Inner Hebrides off the west coast of Scotland. It is run by Armin Grewe, a regular visitor to the Island. I don't live on Islay (yet?), but that doesn't stop me blogging about Islay.

I will blog about anything Islay related I can think of: pictures, news, links, whisky, bird watching, wildlife, you name it.